Lasers in Dental Science - Laser assisted TMD and facial pain treatment
Photobiomodulation Therapy previously known as LLLT ( Lower Laser Light Therapy) has been used in clinical medical sciences since 1967, after its discovery by Endre Mester. Since then Healthcare Sciences have seen an increasing evidence supporting use of different laser wave lengths in conjugation with the gold standard treatments for any pain. Arthritis and neuralgia and many other diseases including dental pathological conditions or even idiopathic interventions - like orthodontic or prosthodontics treatments- may cause facial pain. But at the same time maybe, orthodontic or prosthodontics treatments could also help to treat the facial pain additional to endodontic and periodontal treatments. Neurologists and Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons may have their own treatment protocols as well. Therefore, we introduce the Topical Collection in order to assimilate the best solutions involving all medical aspects regarding facial and TMJ pain.
We wish to offer an opportunity to not only receive manuscripts but also to welcome the proposals and ideas for doing multi-center studies. Our aim is to provide best treatment protocols of different laser wavelengths to reduce pain beside other dental and general procedures.
For more information about the submission process, please read the submission guidelines (this opens in a new tab)
Guest Editors:
Joharia Azhar, Prof., BDS, MSc, MPhil, FICD
Abbottabad International Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan
Maziar Mir, Assoc. Prof., DDS, MSc, PhD, PostDoc
The Dr. Mir Research Fund, Tehran, Iran
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Joharia Azhar is a Professor in Oral pathology & medical education, a consultant laser dentist, cosmetologist, and aesthetic physician. One of the pioneers of Laser dentistry and Laser assisted Pain control clinics, she has practiced in and around Rawalpindi and Islamabad since 2005. She established and introduced her exclusive laser dentistry and laser pain control clinics in 2011, which were later expanded into Pathodont Polyclinics. She is a recipient of the "first President's bussiness women awards 2022" bestowed by Dr Arif Alvi, President of Pakistan. She holds many academic positions as well. She is Professor and HOD Oral Pathology in Abbottabad International Dental College & Vice Principal. She has taught in Gulf & was the professor and chair PBL unit in world’s largest all Women university, PNU, located in Riyadh Saudia Arabia. She is the International tutor at Aalz, Aachen University, Germany, their Fellowship Programme director in Pakistan and Aalz representative for Pakistan. She Introduced the German Fellowship in Laser dentistry for the first time in Pakistan in 2015. She is the Councilor from Pakistan in the ASOMP (Asian Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology) and Member of WWD (Worldwide Women Dentists Forum FDI). Member Board of Advisors and E-Faculty DOOOX a European Dental Education portal. Associate editor & Reviewer for many international journals. She is the Founding President of Pakistan Association of Women Dentists (PAWD) and President of the federal Council Pakistan Society Of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists (PSOMP). Member of ALD (Academy of Laser Dentistry) and IAOP (International Association of Oral Pathology).
Maziar Mir did finish his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree in 2000 and was employed during education in National Dental School (SBMU) of Tehran as research assistant. He was research assistant in RWTH Hospital, Aachen, Germany since 2002 as well where finished his MSc in Lasers in Dentistry in 2006 and his PhD in 2012. For his Habil he did PostDoc projects with UCI, California, USA and was associate professor in 2013 back to RWTH Hospital in Germany.
He was editorial assistant of Lasers in Dental Science since 2020 and currently he is research advisor to support younger dental specialists. For this purpose he established Dr. Mir Research Fund in Tehran in cooperation with several colleagues and university professors.